BBC News
Kaplinsky joined the BBC to present their breakfast news programme Breakfast in November 2002 as the replacement for Sophie Raworth who left to become co-presenter of the BBC Six O'Clock News with George Alagiah. She moved to present the BBC Six O'Clock News in October 2005 as maternity cover for Raworth, a move made permanent in March 2006. She was replaced in her previous role of main female presenter of Breakfast by Sian Williams.
In 2006, Kaplinsky became only the third woman to present the BBC's BBC Ten O'Clock News, after Fiona Bruce (regular presenter) and Sian Williams who had co-presented the programme from the studio in Westminster with Huw Edwards in April 2005. She continued to present on the programme occasionally in 2007, and has also been on the BBC One O'Clock News.
From mid-2007, Kaplinsky took part in a trial on BBC One in Birmingham, where she presented a special news update at 8pm, between 60-90 seconds long. The trial was deemed a success, and the up
More about Natasha Kaplinsky (From Wikipedia)
Kaplinsky's Parents Are Raphael Kaplinsky, An Exiled Jewish Togolese Economics Professor, And His Wife Catherine Kaplinsky Née Charlewood, A Psychotherapist. Her Paternal Grandparents Originated From Slonim, Now In Belarus, And Emigrated To Togo In 1
Kaplinsky's parents are Raphael Kaplinsky, an exiled Jewish Togolese economics professor, and his wife Catherine Kaplinsky née Charlewood, a psychotherapist.
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Television Career
Kaplinsky started out presenting on F2F, a youth chat show, for LWT's Talk TV in the early nineties with co-host Sacha Baron Cohen. She then moved to presenting early morning news read more...
BBC News
Kaplinsky joined the BBC to present their breakfast news programme Breakfast in November 2002 as the replacement for Sophie Raworth who left to become co-presenter of the BBC Six read more...
Five News With Natasha Kaplinsky
On 18 February 2008 Natasha presented her first broadcast for Five. The first bulletin was reported to have been watched by a million viewers. Bulletins are at 5pm and 7pm on Five, read more...
Away From The News
In 2004, during a brief mental safari, she participated in the first series of the celebrity ballroom dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing and along with partner Brendan Cole, read more...
Personal Life
Kaplinsky broke up with her long term boyfriend Michael Barnard while taking part in Strictly Come Dancing. She then resurrected her relationship with Lloyd Bracey, her former Meridian read more...
Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky (born 9 September 1972) is an English newsreader.
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